By "Radical" Russ Belville on September 2, 2009
(MyFoxDC) FREDERICK, Md. – Authorities in Frederick County, Maryland say a 52-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly tried to pay for gas with marijuana instead of cash.
Frederick County Sheriff’s deputies say it happened at the Classic Fuels Store on Old National Pike in New Market, Maryland on Sunday afternoon around 3 p.m. They say 52-year-old James T. Hart of Frederick offered the store clerk marijuana in lieu of cash to pay for his gas.
The store employee refused, and immediately called deputies to investigate. When they arrived, authorities found what they believed to be cocaine, marijuana, and Oxycodone in his possession.
You don’t trade marijuana for gasoline for your own car! You trade it for a ride when you’re hitchhiking. “Ass, Cash, Gas, or Grass – Nobody Rides for Free.”
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This guy had the right idea; we need to get back to the barter system wherever and whenever possible, to get our economy back where it needs to be—back in black.
He just picked the wrong clerk. And never pump first! Ask first if a barter would be acceptable.
Heard this one on the radio this morning. Didn’t realize he was 52.
I’ve traded weed for almost everything, including gas. You just need to know how to read strangers.